Bone structure assessed with pQCT in prepubertal males with delayed puberty or congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.

Tero VarimoPäivi J MiettinenTiina LainePia SalonenSirpa TenholaRaimo VoutilainenHanna HuopioMatti HeroTaneli Raivio

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2021)

Five treatment-naïve male patients with CHH exhibited poorer trabecular BMD than untreated males with CDGP. We speculate that timely low-dose sex steroid replacement in CHH males may benefit skeletal health in adulthood.

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